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Buds and blossoms aren’t the only things sprouting up around Harvard Square in April—many local businesses are also greening up to celebrate Earth Day today. Nearby restaurants, stores, and hotels are unveiling initiatives to help minimize their impact on the environment, such as recycling, composting, and reducing energy usage...
...Though restaurants naturally consume a large quantity of water and energy and produce both organic and inorganic waste, several local food services establishments said that they are making green changes...
...Besides ongoing efforts to use local produce and reduce energy usage, UpStairs began offering in-house filtered water last month as an alternative to the imported water it usually serves. Bottled water is still offered on the menu, but Deibel said the response to the filtered water alternative has been “very positive...
...restaurant has no specific initiatives for Earth Month, but co-owner Adam Penn said that Veggie Planet will be working with Cambridge Local First—a network of locally-owned businesses—in the next month to conduct an environmental audit to assess its practices. Penn said that the restaurant currently composts and recycles, and its vegetarian menu is good for the environment, since less water, land, and energy are used than for meat production...
...Malacca. The main countries along the route - Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore - were not working together. With their militaries distrustful of one another, the governments almost never shared information on pirate activities, allowing them to operate unchecked. But in 2004, the piracy problem became so severe that it was threatening local economies - especially Malaysia and Singapore, which rely heavily on trade for economic growth. Fears were also raised in regional capitals that outside powers - whose own trade was being affected in the seizures - would intervene in the strait if the local governments didn't solve the problem themselves. A new spirit...